Ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri: Hadith Codification Pioneer.

 

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Today, we will discuss about Ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri, one Early Muslim Scholar and Pioneer from Hadith Codification. He has big service at codificate hadiths to a book for first time and became one main scholar at Umayyad Dynasty Era. Ok, please read this article until end, because we will discuss, who became Hadith Codificator at Early Islamic History and how he can codificated hadiths for first time? And, subscribe my blog for more information about Islamic History.

Ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri, one Muslim Scholar who die at 742 AD, is Hadiths codificator. According Historian Philip.K.Hitti, Ibn Shihab is one scholar from Arabian Tribes Of Quraish and he popular with his high skill at Hadiths and Islamic Law.

At 7 TH Century,  At Caliph Umar Ibn Khattab, Second Caliph from Rashidun Caliphate  Era, Hadiths, was became one Islamic Knowledge that learned by scientific method. At Caliph Umar Ibn Khattab Era , several Hadiths Learning Center appear at Islamic Territories. Several from this place are Medina  at Saudi Arabia with main teacher, Aisha binti Abu Bakr, Widow from Propeth Muhammad Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam, Mecca at Saudi Arabia  with main teacher, Ibn Abbad, Kufa at Iraq with main teacher Abd Allah Ibn Masoud, Bashra at Iraq with main teacher, Utba Ibn Ghazwan, Syria with main teacher Muadh Ibn Jabal and Abu Darda. Egypt, with main teacher, Abd Allah Ibn Amr Ibn Ash. Before Rashidun Caliphate Era, Hadiths was written as private notes by several shahabas, such as Abd Allah Ibn Umar Ibn Khattab.

At this enviroment, Ibn Shihab born. He born at 51 H, with name Mohammad Ibn Muslim Ibn Ubayd Allah Ibn Abd Allah Ibn Shihab Ibn Abd Allah Al Qurashi Az-Zuhri. But his nickname is Ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri. His father, Muslim Ibn  Ubayd Allah is one Hadiths Scholar at this age. Ibn Shihab learn hadiths to several shahabas and Scholars. He learn to  Shahaba Abd Allah Ibn Umar and Anas Ibn Malik. And also, Scholar Said Ibn Musayyib.

At Era Of Caliph Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz s Goverment  at Umayyad Dynasty ( ruled 717-720 AD), many fake hadiths that narrated buy Several Jewish and member of several sects at Islam, such as Shia, Khawarij, and several hypocrites. Caliph Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz command to Ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri for codificate hadiths notes that not yet codificated, with other scholars, such as Abu Bakr Ibn Hazm and Mohammad Ibn Ishaq, Ibn Shihab can codificated many hadiths at one book.

At this event, Caliph Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz send letter to Governor Of Medina who also big scholar, Abu Bakr Ibn Hazm to codificated hadiths and at this time, Ibn Shihab Az-Zuhri, who at his time is big scholar at Hijaz and Syria, codificated hadiths, more than Abu Bakr Ibn Hazm. According Ali Al-Madini, Ibn Shihab memorized 2000 hadiths and Az-Zuhri also codificated history propeths at Islamic History and  also about Propeth Muhammad Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam s biography. Unfortunately, Ibn Shihab s work dont achieved us and not yet finded. Ibn Shihab die at 742 AD, at Month Of Ramadhan. May Allah bless him.

Refrences:

Hitti, Philip.K: History Of The Arabs: Rujukan Induk dan Paling Otoritatif Tentang Sejarah Peradaban Islam, Penerbit Serambi, 2006 M.

Prof.DR.H.Idri, M.A.G: Studi Hadis, UIN Sunan Ampel Press, 2014 M.

Maulana, Rohasib. "Historiografi Kodifikasi Hadis." AL-THIQAH: Jurnal Ilmu Keislaman 6.1 (2023): 1-17.

Al-Ustadz Abu Hafy Abdullah: Biografi Ibnu Syihab Az Zuhri, Sang Gunung Ilmu, accesed 26 October 2024, 09: 57 PM.